Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-08-06
TREG0 COUNTY TRAcINGs.
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Reporters.
COLLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, Aug 8, 1887.

Happy picnicers.
Chinch bugs did il.
A few discouraged ones.
Watermelons in market.
The first failure of millet.
Last Thursday was scorcher.
Hay grass is short in all senses.
Agreeable clouds and showers Sunday.
Blessed were the "babes in the woods"
last Thursday.
The rain which SO refreshed Wa Keeney
last Friday passed us by, though the
clouds were very promising.
Mrs. L. A. Fisher, Of Oakley, came
down Wednesday, and has been the guest
of Mrs. L. LeBron. With them she at
tended the picnic. Mr.. Fisher joined her
on Monday, and they returned home on
Monday night.
Go to g. w. Blackwilps, Collyer, Kan.
for your Acme Pulverizer and Harrow
the greatest harrow for listed corn on the
market. Also see the patent-tooth Elm
wood Harrow and Adams Cultivator, and
do not fail to examine the new Deering
l.
Livery stable number two is open for
business, and the boring of the well is
finished at depth OF IS feet, with good
supply of water. Temp. Smith, the
junior member recently admitted into
partnership, is an agreeable gentleman
who has won many friends by his oblig-
ing manner, and is thus a valuable ad-
dition to the firm.
Hot winds and mercury at $3.50 in
the shade during the afternoon of last
Thursday caused humanity to wilt and
wither almost as readily as vegetation.
Fortunately, most of the families for miles
around spent the sunny hours in Web
ster's grove, at the Saline, where the
thick foliage and high bluffs robbed the
breeze of its heated properties, and when
waited to them was laden with invig-
Grating GOODNESS.
Harry Knight prolonged his visit home
one day that he might enjoy the picnic
pleasures with his friends of boyhood
days. Though i'll the night before, he
was able to join the excursionists, and
spent Thursday with the Sunday school
picnicers. Mr.. Knight has retained the
noble character which made him to
differ from most boys, and he is now
young man of Christian principles, whose
influence will be for good. The Thurs
day night train carried Mr.. Knight back
to Denver, where he has been engaged in
business for few years.
Could an artist reproduce on canvas the
splendor of last evenings sunset, fame
and glory would be speedily his. Pass
ing down between two massive dark
clouds, and behind one which seemed to
bind the one to the other, the sun shed
forth his brilliant rays, and illuminated
the dark object which had so recently hid
his brightness, until the somberness
changed to one of golden beauty; while
little distance above shone the pure blue
of the heavens beautiful when set
as gem in bank of storm clouds. How
frequently its counterpart is seen in life.
For he who displays heavenly beauty by
contrast often in like manner makes more
noticeable the grandeur of a noble char
acter by surrounding it with the dark
draperies OF sorrow and trial.
Mrs. w. II. Burnham returned xrom
her eastern trip on Friday, after having
enjoyed short visit with her mother,
Mrs. Cavna, and sister, Mrs. 81. D. Chase,
at Kansas City. When she parted with
them, they were expecting to start for
Pennsylvania in few days. Many
friends here will be panied to learn that
Mrs. Canvas health is quite poor. Mrs.
Burnham spent q few days with her
friends of pioneer days, DR.. and Mrs. G.
F. Nealley, at Lansing, Kans, and was
delighted with that country as also with
the many pleasures she there enjoyed.
Two days were given to seeing the sights
at the state penitentiary, after which
visits were made to Fort Leavenworth,
the national soldiers home, and beautiful
Mt. Muncie cemetery.
What will we do for feed? is the ques-
tion farmers and stockmen are considering
at present, for the three days of extreme
heat last week completely destroyed the
corn and millet crops in many places.
As the hot winds swept over the fields,
the work OF the chinch bug was made
visible by the stalks readily yielding to
the fiery breeze and falling over. The
best of what remains will be cut for fod-
der, but it will be of poor quality. For
the first time in the last five years, IT not
the first since Trego was settled, the
millet crop has failed to yield an album
Odut udItoSty 8uQ SUNK u1cu Will u00O W
gather all the wild hay possible to avert
heavy loss, should the winter be severe
one. Late corn and late-sown sorghum
continue green and growing, and will
greatly benefit those who have them.
Fortunate, also, is he who harvested q
good crop of rye, though it was lightly
considered at the time because the corn
fields were 80 extensive and promising.
But when the farmer Of this or any other
country remarks. aIf the weather con-
tinues favorable let him weigh well the
importance Of that little III, and grasp
the present blessings, %ere they take
their fight"
Ito be concluded next week.
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